FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2017·4 min readMind Wandering Is More Than Just A Fault In The SystemResearchers report two neural networks broadly overlap in people who intentionally let their minds wander.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 30, 2017·4 min readHow The Sounds of Nature Help Us to RelaxListening to the sounds of nature creates an outward directed focus of attention, helping us to relax, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 26, 2016·5 min readThe Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political BeliefsA new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 14, 2016·6 min readRunners’ Brains May Be More ConnectedAccording to researchers, endurance runners appear to have greater functional connectivity in their brains that those who don't exercise as much.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·3 min readStuttering Related to Brain Circuits that Control Speech ProductionResearchers discover neuro-metabolite alterations across the brain, linking stuttering to changes in brain circuits that control speech production and circuits that support attention and emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 25, 2016·5 min readMRI Shows Brain Disruptions in Children With PTSDFindings could help to develop new treatments for PTSD, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 13, 2016·5 min readNew Technology Reveals Fetal Brain ActivityResearchers have developed a new approach to imaging the functional activity of fetal brains, allowing a better look at how functional brain networks develop.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 4, 2016·6 min readEarly Alcohol Exposure Linked to Future Psychological DisordersChildren who start drinking alcohol between the ages of 11 and 13 are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2016·7 min readBrain Disruptions Similar Across Many Emotional DisordersResearchers discover common white matter abnormalities in multiple emotional disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 26, 2016·5 min readWhat Happens When the Brain is Artificially StimulatedA new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2016·6 min readStudy Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic TrancesResearchers document neural changes associated with hypnosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2016·6 min readMom’s Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children’s BrainsA new study reports a number of different areas of children's brains become activated when they hear their mother's voice. This response predicts a child's social communication ability.Read More
